G.I. Joe: Special Missions Vol. 1 #13 (1986)
"There are some missions so secret, so sensitive that even the Joes who go on them are told only the bare minimum, on a strictly need-to-know basis. As far as the other Joes are concerned, these missions never existed. These are the G.I. Joe Special Missions."
Exert from issue #50
The Special Missions series written by Larry Hama started in October 1986 and was published bi-monthly for a while, but later was published monthly. It featured stand alone missions mostly seperate from the main series. It ended in November of 1989.
The series had a lead-in story from issue #50 of the main series.
"Washout!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe. Left for dead in the middle of the harsh, unforgiving desert, Dusty, Outback, Lightfoot and Mangler embark on a trek that will separate the men from the boys...if it doesn't kill them first. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.00.
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